Symbiosis: Did bacteria bias the beetle big bang?

Curr Biol. 2024 Apr 22;34(8):R323-R325. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.03.009.ABSTRACTThe massive species richness of certain taxonomic groups has long enchanted evolutionary biologists, but even within such groups there are biases in cladogenesis. A study of Metazoa's greatest radiation - the beetles - points to metabolic symbioses with bacteria as a possible driver of enhanced diversification in herbivorous clades.PMID:38653201 | DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2024.03.009

Source: Current Biology - April 23, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Joseph Parker Source Type: research